CVE-2024-3237 ConvertPlug <= 3.5.25 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily update plugin options due to missing capability checks in the ConvertPlug WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3237?
CVE-2024-3237 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Brainstorm Force ConvertPlus, published on 4 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ConvertPlug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the cp_dismiss_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.25. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary option values to true.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3237?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-3237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx9r-pq2h-v9x2.